Fieldcrest won the consolation title in the Hall Holiday Tournament by beating
Galva 76-65 Thursday night. Eric Heider led the Knights in scoring with 25 points
while Ryne Haag had 21 points. The Knights made 10 3-pointers.
Ryne Haag was named to the all-tournament team. Putman County won the championship
by beating Streator 70-66.
December 23
The MDR and Minonk Community High School trophies that were stored in the high
school bus barn since 1992 have been cleaned, restored and categorized. The trophies are
on display at the old Odd Fellows building at 168 West Fifth Street immediately west of the
Post Office.
The trophies will be given away to the public on a first come, first serve basis starting
at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning, December 29.
Many trophies were not salvageable and many were missing the year and award plate. There is
a box of unclaimed trophies that will also be given away. The list below is not a list of all
the trophies from the past. Many trophies have already been given away or are just lost.
Below is a summarized list of the trophies on
display.
- Tackling trophies for 1975-1985 and for 1987-1991
- DAR award winners for 1988-1991
- Band trophies for 1969 thru 1991
- Mens track trophies for 1950, 52, 73 thru 78
- Mens track plaques for 1972, 89 and 92
- Mens baseball trophies for 1949, 75, 90-91 and 91
- Mens baseball plaques for 1976, 80, 82, 85 and 91
- Mens basketball trophies for 1949, 61, 62 and 72 thru 92
- Womens basketball trophies for 1980 thru 1986
- Womens volleyball trophies and plaques for 1978 thru 1991
- Scholastic trophies for 1979 thru 1991
- Cheerleading trophies for 1979, 82, 84, 85, 87, 88, and 90
- Cheerleading batons
- Bowling trophies for 1988-89 and 1989-1990
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Grade school trophies
- Boys track for 1988-1992
- Boys basketball for 1977-1992
- Girls track for 1978 thru 1991
- Girls volleyball for 1983, 88, 89, and 91
The Westside Park Pavilion Ad Hoc Committee met Wednesday night to show the plans
for the proposed pavilion for the Westside Park. Tjaden Construction was the only
contractor to show up for the meeting even though all area contractors were invited.
Harold Tjaden of Tjaden Construction said he felt that the proposed building would
be a fairly easy and straight forward project and would give the committee an estimate
on construction costs.
Committee member Joe Limbaugh said that he feels that the city council has to give a definite sign of
support in order for the project to move forward. Committee member Dave Uphoff said that
councilman Bill Koos has already given his opinion by passing a motion to give the WWI plaque from the old
bandstand to the VFW so that they can find a place to display the plaque.
Alderman Dean Barth reminded the committee that the previous Minonk City Council had already
voted its support for the proposed Westside Park Pavilion. Alderman Matt Fink said he felt
that the city council would match whatever funds could be raised from the public. The committee decided to wait on
a cost estimate from Tjaden before taking any more action.
Next month